Africa GeoConvo Podcast-GIS ,Geospatial,Remote Sensing,Earth Observation,Geography,Volunteering,Community in Africa
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago -The podcast about geospatial innovations and people doing great things with geospatial technology in Africa.Africa Geoconvo is a podcast that invites you to experience the geospatial industry from the African perspective. We invite the voices of people that have always been there in the unexplored corners of history through interviews, to share insights about their careers, their greatest achievements, and their motivations. We also bring you conversations with geospatial startups in Africa and career specialists, in an attempt to introduce you to ideas and innovations in the geospatial industry and help you find your way through the seemingly-endless career options. We hope to keep this podcast both educational and professional and our aim is to help you become a better informed professional. Reach us: africageoconvo.com
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Flying to Save Lives with GIS
August 21, 2023 16:39 - 53 minutes - 67.2 MBIn this episode, Priscilla Mbama Abasi shared with us how she uses GIS to Save Lifes at FlyZipline. Links: https://www.flyzipline.com/
Milsat Technologies–Revolutionizing Africa’s Data Ecosystem
February 08, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBMilsat is a "Data Acquisition as a service (DaaS) company focused on building location data collection tools, methodologies, and native analytical concepts specifically for the African ecosystem". In this episode of our startup series, you will hear from the founder who is on a mission to make data acquisition in Africa valid and native. Taslim shares his love for geography and gives a deep dive into his geospatial career journey and why this innovative project is important for the Afric...
HOTOSM Data Quality Internship
July 31, 2022 07:19 - 39 minutes - 44 MBData quality is fundamental for end-users benefiting from open mapping data including communities, organizations, and governments. In this episode, Yves Emmanuel from OSM Cameroon shares his experience from HOT Data Quality Internship. He shares his perspective about data quality, the approaches to creating data quality, and how to prepare for the next round of application opening soon. This is a paid internship with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in remote mapping and valida...
Geoluminous:Illuminating Geospatial Technology
May 27, 2022 21:20 - 48 minutes - 57.1 MBGeoluminous Co. Ltd is a female founded geospatial startup providing platforms, products and experiences with the aim of helping more people discover and connect to the geospatial industry. In this episode, Esther Onyekachi Ogbu, the Chief Visionary Officer, shared with us her background in the GIS and creative industry, how she discovered her passion for cartography and how her interest in geo-creativity led to the start of her own company and her non-profit initiative, with the support of...
The YouthMappers Network
April 30, 2022 21:42 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBYouthmappers network is a global community of university students capitalizing on web-based open geospatial technologies to respond and address developmental needs around the globe. In this episode, we sit down with Tommy Charles, the regional ambassador for Youthmappers Sierra Leone, to talk about his journey as a youthmapper member, how to be a part of the network, and the benefits. You will also learn about the Power Mapping Grid Project where they contributed to minigrid feasibility anal...
African Drone and Data Academy
March 08, 2022 16:17 - 49 minutes - 41.4 MBThe African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) is giving access to 21st century skills for young professionals in Africa through drone training. In this episode, we sit down with Ndapile Mkuwu and Alexander Mtambo who are currently Senior drone instructors at the academy. Ndapile and Alex were part of the first cohort before becoming instructors at the academy. In this episode, you will learn about drone technology, ADDA, the courses they offer and how you can take advantage of this academy...
Data Science & Geospatial
January 26, 2022 14:07 - 37 minutes - 38.5 MBWith data science, deeper insights can be extracted from data using comprehensive algorithms and analytical methods. In this Episode, we sit down with Abba Barde, a data scientist who has worked in a wide range of sectors and now in the geospatial field. This episode will expose you to the world of data science, what to learn to get started, where to find resources, how to participate in competitions to build a strong portfolio, and all you need to know to explore a data science career. Abba...
2021- Year in Review
December 31, 2021 19:49 - 25 minutes - 18.6 MBThis special holiday episode gives a recap of interviews we had in 2021. From Volunteering to Web Development to Securing Funding to Freelancing etc., you will hear a summary of each episode and get motivation to probably listen to the full episodes, sometimes. Finally, a big shout out to all our followers and listeners from all over the world. We have created this survey here to help us learn about what you enjoy and how we can improve. This will help us shape our contents for next yea...
The ESA Open Mapping Hub
November 15, 2021 10:05 - 54 minutes - 44.8 MBThe Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Open Mapping Hub is supporting HOT's goal of mapping an area home to one billion people in areas vulnerable to disasters or experiencing multidimensional poverty across 94 countries. In this episode, we speak with Monica Nthiga, the Regional Director for the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Open Mapping Hub. The ESA hub will be supporting communities and organizations in 22 countries across Africa and Monica shares extensively on how their plans and how...
Spatialnode-The New Community for GIS Professionals
October 08, 2021 10:48 - 32 minutes - 42.4 MBOne way to highlight your skills in GIS is through a professional portfolio. Job applications now have recruiters requesting access to a GIS portfolio, helping them get a feel of your skill sets. In this episode, Emmanuel Jolaiya shares about Spatialnode - a new platform where you can build your own personal portfolio, showcase your amazing projects and connect with professionals all over the world. You will learn about his motivation for building this platform, how to get started, and the o...
Freelancing as a GIS Professional
September 06, 2021 17:59 - 45 minutes - 61.6 MBFreelancing can be an attractive option to pursue and can prepare you for a great professional career ahead. If your job isn't taking too many hours out of your week, you can use your spare time to work on freelance projects and generate extra income. The best part is that it is affordable to start once you have the skills and equipment to get started. In this episode, Gibson Okeke who has formed a successful GIS career around freelancing shares how he got started and provides great tips fo...
SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog(STAC)
July 31, 2021 16:33 - 55 minutes - 52.2 MBThe SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) specification provides a common language to describe a range of geospatial information, so it can more easily be indexed and discovered. A 'spatiotemporal asset' is any file that represents information about the earth captured in a certain space and time. In this episode,our guest Chris Holmes shared with us the inspiration behind STAC, the problem it's solving,how you can use it,where you can find it, and why it's important for us to have a unified sp...
Building Solutions As A Geospatial Developer
June 29, 2021 23:45 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBIn this episode, our guest Ernest Opoku-kwarteng shares with us his journey from Geomatic Engineering to Application Development, talks about CERSGIS Ghana, and 2 amazing geospatial applications solving local issues in Ghana. Ernest is the head of the E-mapping and Innovation unit at CERSGIS, a software developer and he enjoys writing scripts and building applications. Below are some of the links mentioned in the episode: The Mining Monitoring Portal Google Earth Engine Platform...
GEOSM,The First Open Location Intelligence Platform in Africa
May 31, 2021 14:09 - 28 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode,Willy Franck shared with us the GeOSM platform,the first open location intelligence platform in Africa. He walked us through the inspiration behind the project,the technical backbone,why it is developed,for who it is developed,how you can use the platform and the plans for the future. Sponsor: Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)(https://hotosm.org) Links: The GeOSM Platform: https://geo.sm Check out the GeOSM github repository to perhaps contribute to the project. ...
Securing a Funded Graduate Program in GIS
April 29, 2021 19:25 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBSecuring a fully funded program can be a daunting task,but with the right information and strategic positioning,you can be a scholar. In this episode,two GIS Scholars, Adebowale Daniel,an Erasmus Mundus Scholar and Nnenna Nkata a Commonwealth Shared Scholar both shared their experiences and gave some tips on how to position yourself and build a strong profile to win your desired scholarship. Links: We found this whatsapp Group ,that post updates about fully funded Scholarships Follow thi...
Engaging Women In Mapping Through Development Projects
March 28, 2021 10:46 - 29 minutes - 37.8 MBLenah Kitenge started The Girls Who Map project to engage more women in mapping. In 2020, the project welcomed women participants from 13 countries spread across Africa. Amazing!!! What should I expect? You will learn about The Girls Who Map Project and the journey so far The mapping platform used for the project Future plans for the project Skills that are important for women to advance in their GIS career Useful Links Learn about Here Map Creator For tutorials on how to get star...
An Insight Into Web GIS Development
February 28, 2021 15:49 - 40 minutes - 50.1 MBHave you been finding it challenging to get started with Web GIS Development? Are you a software engineer who finds it challenging to transition into GIS Development or you understand GIS but don't know what to do next? You are not alone. In this episode, Emmanuel Jolaiya together with our guest, Wanjohi Kibui helped to provide answers to questions like, where to start from? How to start? How to secure jobs? How to stay motivated, and lots more... Links You can reach Wanjohi Kibui here(h...
Mapping Our World: Saving Lives
January 28, 2021 16:44 - 30 seconds - 66.7 MBIn this episode, Omowonuola explores the world of volunteering with Geoffrey Kateregga, who works with Humanitarian OSM as the Community Manager, East Africa Hub. He enjoys impacting the world through volunteering and mapping and encourages more local participation. Do you care about volunteering but do not know how to start? Join us as we share tips and tricks to get you started; What to listen for : Sign up on OSM: https://www.openstreetmap.org Participate in humanitarian mapping: https...
MAPPING OUR WORLD: SAVING LIVES
January 28, 2021 16:44 - 30 seconds - 66.7 MBIn this episode, Omowonuola explores the world of volunteering with Geoffrey Kateregga, who works with Humanitarian OSM as the Community Manager, East Africa Hub. He enjoys impacting the world through volunteering and mapping and encourages more local participation. Do you care about volunteering but do not know how to start? Join us as we share tips and tricks to get you started; What to listen for : Sign up on OSM: https://www.openstreetmap.org Participate in humanitarian mapping: https...
The beginning
December 27, 2020 15:05 - 7 seconds - 10.7 MBNot all problems require a mobile application or a website. Some can be solved with the right information. In this episode, Emmanuel Jolaiya and Omowonuola Akintola shared some challenges faced in the Africa Geospatial ecosystem and how they intend to use this podcast to solve them. Remember to Subscribe :) Share this podcast with a friend! Happy to connect with you! Email: [email protected] Website: africageoconvo.com Twitter: @africageoconvo Subscribe to our mailing list: ...